14th Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino - June 8 - 10

The NYS Commercial Association of Realtors, CCIM, and the Society of Exchange Counselors will be sponsoring the Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, June 8-10. The following is the conference agenda: June 8 * 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - More Transactions from Real Estate Marketing Sessions, Jim Wilson, CCIM, SEC; * 5:00 p.m. - New York State Commercial Association of Realtors Open House; and * 5:00 p.m. - SEC Networking Dinner (SEC & invited guests). June 9 * 7:30 a.m. - Breakfast with Roundtable - Discussions 1031 Update - Tim Halligan, Exchange; Authority Investing in yourself with the CCIM Institute, Ed Gallacher, CCIM; Investing in Real Estate with IRA Monies, Nick DeMarte; Social Media in the Commercial Real Estate Environment, Joseph Larkin, CCIM, SIOR; * 9:00 a.m. - Marketing - Networking Session, moderated by James Wilson, CCIM, SEC and Chuck Sutherland, SEC. Great networking session - do some business!; * 12:00 p.m.- Lunch with updates from SEC and CCIM Leadership & NAR John Brennan, SEC president Bryan Atherton, CCIM, 1st regional VP, region #11 Jean Maday & Stephanie Spear, NAR Commercial; * 5:00 p.m. - CCIM Chapter meeting & Cocktail Reception (open to Upstate CCIM chapter members only); and * 6:00 p.m. -Welcome Cocktail Reception & Keynote Panel - Identifying Strategic Partnerships: A Realtors guide to Community Resources - Anthony Capece, Central Ave BID;Wade Beltramo, general Counsel to the NYS Conference of Mayors; William Bingham, Small Business Development Center; Kathleen Bronson, executive director of Albany County Land Bank and Honora Spillane, economic development specialist with the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development. June 10 * Tax Strategies for the Commercial Real Estate Professional - Maine Shafer, JD; * Valuation of Leases and Investment Strategies for the Landlord - Joseph Larkin, CCIM, SIOR; * Lunch - Update by NYSCAR president John Lavelle and Legislative Update with NYSAR director of government affairs, Mike Kelly; * Comprehensive Due Diligence is Key in Real Estate -Tim Conley, CCIM, SIOR; and * Negotiations of the Commercial Real Estate Transaction - Joseph Larkin, CCIM, SIOR. Thank you Sponsors: Diamond: Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co. Platinum: Exchange Authority Gold: CoStar Group, New York Real Estate Journal Silver: Bond, Schoeneck & King, CIREB, DiNardo Realty Corp., Empower Federal Credit Union, Dutchess Co. Economic Development & Hudson Valley Economic Development, Jason Roberts Insurance, Key Bank, LaBella Associates, Monroe Capital, Inc., Next Generation, NYSAR, RJ Smith Real Estate, The Chazen Companies and Wells Fargo.